Abstract: The present application discloses an anthropogenic heat flux estimation method and system based on flux observation data. The method includes: performing grid division on the selected region, and acquiring building vector data, land utilization data and instrument observation data in the selected region; calculating and correcting sensible heat fluxes and latent heat fluxes of different underlying surface types in a vorticity correlator flux source region; calculating temporal-spatial distribution of the sensible heat flux and the latent heat flux of each grid in a large-aperture scintillometer flux source region, and calculating temporal-spatial distribution of an anthropogenic heat flux of each grid in the flux source region in combination with a surface energy balance equation; and constructing an anthropogenic heat flux estimation model based on a convolutional neural network, and accurately estimating temporal-spatial distribution of the anthropogenic heat flux of each grid in the selected region.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method to evaluate mass spectrometry data for the analysis of peptides from biological samples, particularly MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry data, comprising the steps of: providing expected mass defects; determining measured mass defects, i.e. the mass defects resulting from the mass spectrometry data; and comparing the measured mass defects with the expected mass defects.

Abstract: A mass spectrometer includes an ion source configured to produce ions from a sample; a set of quadrupole rods configured to select ions based on a mass-to-charge ratio; a DC rod driver configured to produce a voltage; a DC rod driver filter configured to filter RF frequency interference; and a controller. The controller is configured to utilize the results of the constrained convex optimization to cause a DC rod drive to produce the DC filter input and provide a required voltage to the set of quadrupole rods, the constrained convex utilizing a impulse response curve of the DC rod driver filter to determine a DC filter input to achieve the required voltage on the set of quadrupole rods; select ions passing through the set of quadrupole rods based on the mass-to-charge ratio; and measure the intensity of the ions.

Abstract: A method of correcting mass spectral data comprises making calibration measurements of first intrinsic components (A, B, C) at one or more calibration times (t1) using calibrants which have known mass to charge ratio (m/z) values or previously mass measured mass to charge ratio (m/z) values, making a list of second intrinsic components (D, E, F) which are present during more than one acquisition periods, wherein the second intrinsic components have mass to charge ratio (m/z) values that were not present or observed during or close to the one or more calibration times (t1) but which do overlap in time with the first intrinsic components (A, B, C), and utilising the list to calculate a mass or mass to charge ratio (m/z) correction factor for one or more acquisition periods which are not close or adjacent in time to an acquisition period containing a directly calibrated mass to charge ratio (m/z) value.

Abstract: Experimental color data obtained from a plurality of cleaning process verification coupons is used to determine optimized cleaning process parameters in an automated cleaning machine. Color data may also be obtained from cleaning process verification coupon(s) to verify the efficacy of a real-world cleaning processes in an automated cleaning machine and/or to obtain one or more suggested corrective action(s) in the event the cleaning process yields an unsatisfactory cleaning result. Based on the optimized cleaning process parameters, an automated cleaning machine may automatically adjust one or more cleaning process parameters to correct for non-optimized parameters sensed during execution of a cleaning process to help prevent an unsatisfactory cleaning result.

Abstract: An imaging mass spectrometer according to one mode of the present invention includes: an analysis execution section (1, 31) configured to perform a mass spectrometric analysis on each of a plurality of measurement points set within a two-dimensional area on a sample, to collect mass spectrum data over a predetermined mass-to-charge-ratio range for each measurement point; a condition memory section (32) configured to store a data matrix creation condition to be used for creation of a data matrix based on the mass spectrum data acquired by the analysis in the analysis execution section; and a data matrix creation section (42) configured to begin, in the middle of an execution of the analysis by the analysis execution section or subsequently to the completion of the analysis, the creation of the data matrix based on mass spectrum data already collected until then, according to the data matrix creation condition stored in the condition memory section.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and a device for estimating a value to be estimated associated with a specimen, by performing machine learning of a relationship between a value of an estimation object and an output corresponding thereto, based on an output from a chemical sensor with regard to a plurality of specimens for which specific values to be estimated are known, and using the result of the mechanical learning to estimate a specific value to be estimated on the basis of an output from the chemical sensor with regard to a given unknown specimen.

Abstract: Parameters of an alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage can be determined through spectroscopic methods. In one example, the method includes obtaining a beverage sample and obtaining spectrographic data from the beverage. The spectroscopic data may be processed by a remote lab to determine a value range of the one or more beverage parameters, and a value of the one or more beverage parameters. The one or more beverage parameters may include one or more of beverage color, bitterness, Free Amino Nitrogen (FAN), yeast count and yeast viability.

Abstract: A method for calibrating at least one mass spectrometry device having a first defined hardware configuration comprises at least one manufacturer-site pre-calibration step establishing at least one reference calibration function fp for a generic type of mass spectrometry devices having a second defined hardware configuration, wherein the second defined hardware configuration is equivalent to the first defined hardware configuration, wherein the reference calibration function fp describes a relationship of at least one concentration c of at least one analyte in at least one calibrator sample, wherein the reference calibration function fp is a parametrized function fp(concentration), with p=(p1,p2, . . . pn) being a set of parameters of the reference calibration function and n being a positive integer; determining calibration values {circumflex over (p)}=({circumflex over (p)}1,{circumflex over (p)}2, . . .

Abstract: An analyzer configured to acquire a chromatogram or spectrum by performing a predetermined analysis of a sample and perform a qualitative or quantitative analysis of components contained in the sample. The analyzer includes: a peak detection unit configured, based on information regarding a plurality of target components that need to be checked whether contained in the sample or that need to be quantified, to detect a peak or peaks in the chromatogram or spectrum acquired by the predetermined analysis of the sample corresponding to one of the target components, configured to acquire peak information regarding each of the peak or peaks, and configured to obtain confidence information for each of the peak or peaks, the confidence information being an indicative value of certainty of detecting a peak; and a display processing unit configured to display on a display unit a list of at least a part of the target components.

Abstract: A method and a corresponding device for calibrating a gas detection device with a measuring chamber for generating a gas chromatogram. A sequence of at least two consecutive partial injections separated by a pause is carried out, each comprising a predetermined amount of a sample-gas mixture to be injected into the measuring chamber, and the gas detection device generates a measurement signal by means of gas chromatography. The measurement signal correlates with the presence and/or concentration of a component of the sample-gas mixture. Due to the different partial injections, a plurality of measurement signals can be obtained, which means that depending on these measurement signals the necessary information for a calibration can be obtained automatically even if the transfer function of the detector unit is non-linear. In this way, a rapid and automated calibration can be achieved, which means a double advantage for the user.

Abstract: The invention notably relates to a computer-implemented method of water management for an industrial site, the method comprising collecting, via user-interaction, data related to one or more exploitation scenarios of the industrial site, for each respective exploitation scenario, computing, automatically by a computer system and based on the collected data, for each indicator of a plurality of indicators, a respective indicator value, the plurality of indicators comprising a first group of one or more water risk assessment indicators and a second group of one or more environmental footprint indicators, and displaying, simultaneously on a display of the computer system, a plurality of graphical representations including for the indicator value of each indicator of the first group and the second group, a respective graphical representation. The invention improves water management for an industrial site.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to detecting variants in a data set. A variant-specific unique data set, which includes a variant-inclusive portion that includes a particular variant and one or more other portions is accessed. The variant-specific unique data set corresponds to a particular region of a reference data set. A plurality of reads is received, with each read of the plurality of reads having been generated by processing a material collected from a subject. For each read of a subset of the plurality of reads, a first matching criterion and a second matching criterion can be determined to be satisfied, with the first matching criterion being more stringent than the second matching criterion. A data set associated with the subject can be determined to include the particular variant based on a quantity of reads in the subset. A result identified based on the particular variant can be output.

Abstract: Thread dispatch circuitry is configured to dispatch threads of a two-dimensional (2D) thread group based on data access locality associated with the threads. The thread dispatch circuitry can dispatch a first 2D sub-group of the 2D thread group to a compute block of the multiple compute blocks, the first 2D sub-group associated with a first 2D tile of memory and dispatch a second 2D sub-group of the 2D thread group to the compute block of the multiple compute blocks, the second 2D sub-group associated with a second 2D tile of memory.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for determining a starting amount of a first substance which is required for providing a predeterminable number of samples in a liquid handling process. Also disclosed is a corresponding computer program and a corresponding computer program product. The liquid handling process is described through at least one work step, taking into account at least one secondary condition. An estimated value for the starting amount of the first substance is determined. A simulation of the at least one work step is then performed. A new estimated value for the starting amount is determined and the simulation is repeated if the prior simulation could not be completed or an actual value ascertained in the simulation deviates from the estimated value by more than a predeterminable tolerance. Otherwise, the actual value ascertained on the basis of the simulation is the starting amount of the first substance.

Abstract: A system and a method are provided for calculating the cetane number, pour point, cloud point, aniline point, and/or octane number of a crude oil and its fractions from the density and gel permeation chromatography data of a sample of the crude oil.

Abstract: An imaging mass spectrometer includes: a storage configured to acquire and store data constituting a first imaging graphic indicating an ion intensity distribution in a specific one or plurality of m/z or m/z ranges based on data obtained by mass spectrometry for a sample; a Raman imaging data acquisition unit configured to acquire and store data constituting one or plurality of second imaging graphics obtained by Raman analysis that is a type different from mass spectrometry for the sample; a signal intensity normalization processor configured to perform data conversion processing of normalizing signal intensity in one or plurality of first and second imaging graphics; an adjustment processor configured to perform data processing of aligning spatial resolutions of the one or plurality of first and second imaging graphics; and a statistical analysis processor configured to execute statistical analysis processing on images and to classify the first and second imaging graphics.

Abstract: The present invention provides a chemical sensor that can be manufactured at low cost and has high detection sensitivity.

Abstract: Subject of the present invention is a method for assessing a risk for getting a first cardiovascular event or assessing the risk for cardiovascular mortality in a subject, comprising: a) determining the level and/or the amount of Selenoprotein P and/or fragments thereof in a sample of said subject; b) correlating the determined level and/or the amount of Selenoprotein P and/or fragments thereof with the risk for getting a first cardiovascular event or assessing the risk for cardiovascular mortality in said subject.

Abstract: In a device for processing imaging-analysis data, two kinds of imaging-analysis data are stored in a storage section 21: (a) first imaging-analysis data, in which measurement data of a target substance, acquired by performing a first predetermined analysis at each of a plurality of measurement points within an analysis target area of a sample S, is associated with spatial position information of the measurement point, and (b) second imaging-analysis data, in which measurement data of a reference substance, acquired by performing a second predetermined analysis at each of the measurement points, is associated with spatial position information of the measurement point. A normalization executer 28 normalizes the measurement data of the target substance at each measurement point, based on the measurement data of the reference substance acquired at the same measurement point.

Abstract: Methods for receiving a request to process, on a hardware circuit, a neural network comprising a first convolutional neural network layer having a stride greater than one, and in response, generating instructions that cause the hardware circuit to, during processing of an input tensor, generate a layer output tensor equivalent to an output of the first convolutional neural network layer by processing the input tensor using a second convolutional neural network layer having a stride equal to one but that is otherwise equivalent to the first convolutional neural network layer to generate a first tensor, zeroing out elements of the first tensor that would not have been generated if the second convolutional neural network layer had the stride of the first convolutional neural network layer to generate a second tensor, and performing max pooling on the second tensor to generate the layer output tensor.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to downscale the resolution of a coarse-resolution soil moisture data. Coarse-resolution soil moisture data may include data cells that each represent a geographic region having at least one dimension greater than or equal to 1 km. A plurality of fine-resolution supplemental soil moisture data may be received that includes at least one of soil data, vegetation data, topography data, and climate data. The fine-resolution supplemental soil moisture data comprising data cells that each represent a geographic region having at least one dimension less than or equal to 100 meters. The coarse-resolution soil moisture data may be downscaled to fine-resolution soil moisture data using the plurality of fine-resolution supplemental soil moisture data, the fine-resolution soil moisture data comprising data cells that each represent a geographic region having at least one dimension less than 100 meters.

Abstract: Systems and methods for processing sensor data and end of life detection are provided. In some embodiments, a method for determining the end of life of a continuous analyte sensor includes receiving a sensor signal from an analyte sensor. A plurality of risk factors associated with end of life symptoms of analyte sensors is evaluated. The risk factors include a downward drift in sensor sensitivity over time, an amount of non-symmetrical, nonstationary noise and a duration of noise. An end of life status of the analyte sensor is determined based at least in part on the evaluating. An output related to the end of life status of the analyte sensor is provided.

Abstract: A matrix-derived peak information acquisition unit (31) creates a peak list that summarizes various ions derived from a matrix and their theoretical m/z values based on a result of analysis of a sample of only a matrix, and stores the peak list in a matrix-derived peak information storage unit (32). When an actually-measured mass spectrum of a target sample is obtained, a mass calibration reference peak detection unit (33) uses a peak list corresponding to a matrix used for analysis to identify an ion peak derived from a matrix appearing in the actually-measured mass spectrum. A mass calibration information calculation unit (35) obtains mass calibration information from an actually-measured m/z value and a theoretical m/z value of the identified peak, and a mass calibration processing unit (37) uses the mass calibration information to correct an m/z value of a peak derived from a target compound on the actually-measured mass spectrum.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method to evaluate mass spectrometry data for the analysis of peptides from biological samples, particularly MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry data, comprising the steps of: providing expected mass defects; determining measured mass defects, i.e. the mass defects resulting from the mass spectrometry data; and comparing the measured mass defects with the expected mass defects.

Abstract: Spectra matching is widely used in various applications including the search for a spectrum of an unknown or subject material, chemical, or compound in an existing spectral database and quality control by means of comparing the spectra of products with standards. New systems and methods are described for identifying an unknown compound by calculating the similarities of Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) spectra of organic compounds. The systems and methods incrementally calculate the spectral similarity based on the local spectral shapes. This reduces the bias caused by uneven weighing of large or broader peaks. In addition, the new systems and methods tolerant to the common issues in spectra matching including baseline offset, baseline sloping, and deviations in wavenumber axis alignment, suggesting its robustness and practical applicability.

Abstract: Embodiments herein include a kinetic response system for measuring analyte presence on a chemical sensor element. The chemical sensor element includes one or more discrete binding detectors, each discrete binding detector including a graphene varactor. The kinetic response system includes a measurement circuit having an excitation voltage generator for generating a series of excitation cycles over a time period. Each excitation cycle includes delivering a DC bias voltage to the discrete binding detectors at multiple discrete DC bias voltages across a range of DC bias voltages. The kinetic response system includes a capacitance sensor to measure capacitance of the discrete binding detectors resulting from the excitation cycles. The kinetic response system includes a controller circuit to determine the kinetics of change in at least one of a measured capacitance value and a calculated value based on the measured capacitance over the time period. Other embodiments are also included herein.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for calibrating radioactive sources are described. An array of scintillation detectors form a receptacle within which a sample or sample container can be retained by a holder. The scintillation detectors are coupled via light transducers such as photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) to independent electronic counters. Coincidence processing of time-tagged events yields a correlated event rate. One or more corrections can be applied as needed, for background counts, deadtime, or random coincidences. Voltage tuning of PMTs yields improved reproducibility. Variations are disclosed. 1% accuracy has been demonstrated over a range of 10 kBq-3 MBq, covering a gap in the capabilities of conventional technology.

Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring gas flux are provided. The method includes obtaining one or more of wind speed data, gas content data, temperature data and humidity data over a period of time, computing a plurality of different gas flux values for said period of time using a corresponding plurality of different flux calculation algorithms, wherein each of the plurality of different flux calculation algorithms uses one, some or all of the measured data types to calculate gas flux values for one or a plurality of sub-periods of said period of time, and for each of the one or the plurality of sub-periods, determining an optimal flux calculation algorithm of the plurality of different flux calculation algorithms based on one or more quality indicators; and outputting, for each of the plurality of sub-periods, one or more optimal flux calculation values corresponding to the optimal flux calculation algorithm for the sub-period.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention comprise methods and systems for optimizing coagulant dosing of raw water in a water treatment process. First, the embodiments determine the optimum dosage of pH adjusting chemicals to be added to the raw water based on a measurement of dissolved organic content, alkalinity, and pH of the raw water. Then, the embodiments perform a flocculation test of a mixture of the optimally-pH-dosed raw water and a hydrolyzing metal salt (HMS) wherein the dosage of the HMS salt in the mixture can be calculated based on a measurement of the charge demand of the optimally-pH-dosed raw water. The results of this flocculation test are compared to the results of at least one previous test of a combination of optimally-pH-dosed raw water and HMS to determine if the hydrolyzing metal salt dose is optimized.

Abstract: Provided is a system for a spraying booth, including a spraying booth and at least one filter with at least one VOC detector, the system further including a central database where at least data of the VOC detector are stored, whereby is achieved that the value of the measurements can be accessed and controlled centrally, either by the customer's own technicians or by the supplier's technicians, by a communication unit.

Abstract: A method of controlling the operation of an ion mobility separation device is disclosed. The method comprises displaying to a user via a user interface a pool of modes of operation of the ion mobility separation device, wherein each one of the modes is selectable by the user for inclusion in an experiment, and the modes are displayed in a first area 202 of the user interface. The method comprises receiving, via the user interface, an indication from the user of a selection of one or more instance of each one of a plurality of the modes from the pool to be included in an experiment, and an indication from the user of a set of one or more parameters for controlling the ion mobility separation device in respect of one or more selected instances of a mode. The selected instances of modes are displayed in a sequence in a second area 204 of the user interface. The operation of the ion mobility separation device is controlled in accordance with the received indications.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for measuring aromatic contents in a hydrocarbon solution. More specifically, it relates to a measurement method capable of quickly and accurately checking aromatic contents in a compound, particularly in a hydrocarbon, in a solution state without a high-temperature drying process.

Abstract: A method and apparatus detects an unknown deposit in soil of a known mineral or gemstone using characteristic scents of the mineral or gemstone. The method may disturb the soil, for example, by causing a chemical reaction in at least part of the soil such that a mineral or gemstone present in the soil emits a characteristic scent. The unknown deposit of the known mineral or gemstone can be detected in real-time or near real-time in the field.

Abstract: In an imaging mass spectrometer for analyzing the same kind of samples using results of imaging mass spectrometric analysis performed on those samples, a measurement section (1) acquires mass spectrometric data by performing an analysis on each of the micro areas on a sample. A region-of-interest setter (32) sets an ROI on each sample, and divides each ROI into the same number of subregions each including the micro areas so that the subregions correspond to each other on the samples respectively covering roughly identical sites on the samples. An individual-index-value calculator (33) calculates an individual index value for each subregion, using mass spectrometric data acquired at the micro areas in the subregion, the individual index value reflecting a similarity or difference among the samples in terms of a degree of expression of each m/z value.

Abstract: The device recording the collisions of flying animals with wind turbines and indicating where they fell on the ground includes at least two sensors arranged on at least two different heights of the wind turbine tower. The sensors have a range optimally in a direction perpendicular to the wind turbine tower and are connected with the control and recording unit by wire or wireless data transmission.

Abstract: A method of determining mass defect plots with user-defined mass scaling, filtering, and labeling in a mass spectrometer is described. An implementation of the method comprises, (i) generating a mass defect plot from the data, (ii) filtering all ions in the mass defect plot that do not have an associated isotopologue ion, (iii) selecting an unidentified ion, (iv) determining an isotope pattern of the unidentified ion, (v) identifying one or more elements indicated by the isotope pattern for the unidentified ion; (vi) searching formulas containing one or more elements indicated by the isotope pattern for the unidentified ion, (vii) determining a chemical formula of the identified ion, and (viii) displaying the chemical formulas for the unidentified ion on a screen.

Abstract: Provided is a method for providing a reward based on consumption of content performed by a computing device. The method comprises querying a user terminal located in a first space by using location information of a first space, measuring the number of users located in the first space according to the number of the queried user terminals and a first content playback record and calculating a first reward for the first content by using the measured number of users and the first content playback record, and providing the first reward to an account of a producer linked to a producer terminal of the first content.

Abstract: A method for controlling an exhaust aftertreatment system for vehicles includes: determining, by a controller, whether or not a designated regeneration operation is finished; accumulating, by the controller, a first amount of NOx emission measured by a rear end NOx sensor of an selective catalytic reduction (SCR) apparatus and a second amount of NOx emission calculated by an NOx emission amount model respectively for a first reference period of time immediately after the regeneration operation is finished; determining, by the controller, whether or not a difference between an accumulated value of the first amount of NOx emission and an accumulated value of the second amount of NOx emission exceeds a reference value when the first reference period of time has elapsed; and correcting, by the controller, a model purification efficiency using a sensor purification efficiency when the difference between the accumulated values exceeds the reference value.

Abstract: A method of use encompassing coded sampling containers that may be implemented in two phases, the results of which may be further processed to arrive at a final score. The first phase incorporates four sampling containers in the context of a series of triangle tests to arrive at a first subscore. The second phase uses two of the coded containers and requires the participants to assess the degree to which the contents of the containers reflect a particular characteristic on a scale. The responses of each participant may be scored by summing the differences between the actual answers and the correct answers to arrive as a second subscore. A final score may be calculated by subtracting the first subscore from the second subscore.

Abstract: A data processing device that processes three-dimensional data having time, intensity, and wavelength collected from a sample serving as a measurement target includes: a chromatogram generator configured to generate a chromatogram from the three-dimensional data; a target peak determiner configured to determine a target peak from peaks appearing on the chromatogram; a time point specifier configured to specify a time point at which the size of a spectrum matches the size of a reference spectrum from a time range during which the target peak appears in the three-dimensional data; and a target spectrum generator configured to extract data at the time point from the three-dimensional data, thereby generating a spectrum at the time point. With this configuration, a spectrum that is not affected by distortion, saturation, or noise can be readily and reliably obtained from the three-dimensional data obtained through sample analysis.

Abstract: A system and method for verifying a mechanical system chip detection capability, the method including determining a slurry injection location in machinery according to a targeted obstruction in the machinery in relation to a target chip detector of the machinery, placing an injection tube through a machinery casing of the machinery, providing a slurry tube connected to the injection tube, the slurry tube containing a slurry comprising conductive chips and a lubricant, operating the machinery until the machinery meets one or more predetermined operating parameters, injecting the slurry into the machinery casing during operation of the machinery and after the machinery meets the one or more predetermined operating parameters, and monitoring the target chip detector for detection of the conductive chips during the operation of the machinery.

Abstract: An automatic analyzer allows identification of the patient specimen for which the specific reagent and the standard solution have been used, and verification of reliability of the analysis results. A plot mark 1-10 is determined depending on whether or not codes and lots as management information of the reagent, standard solution, and accuracy control sample are the same as those used last time. The plot 1-3 represents the start of using the reagent, and 1-4 the reagent use area. The plot 1-5 represents generation of calibration curve data from the standard solution and 1-6 a standard solution use area. The plot 1-7 represents measurement of the accuracy control sample and 1-8 an accuracy control sample use area from a time point of measuring the accuracy control sample as indicated by the plot 1-7 until the next time point. The measurement information 1-14 is the region for displaying the measurement results.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method for detecting the labelling state of unknown species of molecules M contained in a sample exposed to a non-changing isotope labelling process using mass spectrometry is described.

Abstract: Systems and methods for training models across multiple sensing units in a chemical sensing system are described. The chemical sensing system comprises at least one computer processor and at least one computer readable medium including instructions that, when executed by the at least one computer processor, cause the chemical sensing system to perform a training process. The training process comprises accessing a training dataset including first values representing first signals output from a first chemical sensing unit of multiple chemical sensing units, and second values representing second signals output from a second chemical sensing unit of the multiple chemical sensing units, and training a set of models to relate the first values and the second values to a mutual latent representation using the training dataset.

Abstract: A computer platform implements a precision agriculture system that predicts output conditions, such as diseases, salt damage, soil problems, water leaks and generic anomalies, for orchards under analysis. The computer platform stores site and crop datasets and processed satellite image for the orchards. An orchard data learned model predicts a propensity for existence of output conditions associated with the permanent crops based on the data values for the variables of the site and crop datasets. Also, a satellite model predicts a propensity for existence of the output conditions at the orchard based on processed satellite images. A precision agriculture management model is disclosed that integrates the orchard data learned model with the satellite model to accurately predict the output conditions.

Abstract: A review image is displayed prior to measurement of an analysis target sample. The review image includes a waveform image and a numerical value image showing a measurement condition determined for a measurement segment of interest. The waveform image includes a waveform portion which is a part of a chromatogram, and a marker array showing a period of a circulating ion measurement. The marker array includes a plurality of markers which are displayed in an overlapping manner over the waveform portion.

Abstract: A temperature estimation method estimating a temperature of a heat generating site in an oil-immersed electric appliance immersed in insulating oil, the insulating oil being silicone oil or ester oil. The temperature estimation method includes measuring concentrations of two types of thermal decomposition products in the insulating oil and calculating a temperature of the heat generating site in the oil-immersed electric appliance based on a concentration ratio between the two types of thermal decomposition products and a relational expression between the temperature of the heat generating site and the concentration ratio prepared in advance. When the silicone oil is adopted as the insulating oil, at least one of the two types of thermal decomposition products is straight-chain siloxane, alcohol containing silicon, or benzene. When the ester oil is adopted as the insulating oil, the two types of thermal decomposition products are fatty acids.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for and a method of mass analysis in which a presence of an accessory substance which is difficult to be analyzed can be recognized visually and clearly. The apparatus for mass analysis analyzes a sample containing a substance to be measured and includes: a display unit; a memory unit storing a theoretical peak obtained by calculation with respect to a region of a mass spectrum of the substance; a matching degree calculation unit calculating a matching degree from multiple peaks that each of the mass spectrum of the sample in the region and the theoretical peak have; a matching degree displaying control unit displaying the matching degree on the display unit; and a superimposition displaying control unit displaying the mass spectrum of the sample and the theoretical peak in a superimposed way in a manner that is consistent with a mass-to-charge ratio.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a coupling evaluation geophone, comprising piezoelectric ceramic crystal 1, 2 and 3, a geophone 4 and a relevant supplying circuit. Three piezoelectric ceramic crystals 1, 2 and 3 are respectively provided on the top and two lateral sides of the geophone 4. By processing measurement data derived from the coupling evaluation geophone, a ground-geophone coupling effect is obtained at a corresponding embedment point of the coupling evaluation geophone. An effect of the ground-geophone coupling on an earthquake data can be eliminated by calculation. Data detected by the coupling evaluation geophone is improved in fidelity, Signal/Noise ratio and resolution.